HR 8884
Passed a chamber
Extends the Social Security Disability Insurance demonstration project authority through December 31, 2030, letting the Social Security Administration keep testing changes to how disability benefits work for people who return to work.
Official title: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
19-MAY-2026
Referred
19-MAY-2026
Approved by committee
21-MAY-2026
Reported
25-JUN-2026
On the calendar
25-JUN-2026
Passed
23-JUL-2026
Senate
Received
23-JUL-2026
- Extends the authority to run disability insurance demonstration projects, with projects permitted through December 31, 2030 and the authority ending December 31, 2031
- Changes the advance notice period for demonstration projects from 90 days to 120 days and requires evaluation metrics to be listed in that notice
- Provides that benefits paid under these projects come from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance or Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as the Commissioner of Social Security determines, and that participants' total income is not reduced by participating
- Takes effect January 1, 2027
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (25-JUN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 23-JUL-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Ways and Means Committee (House)
- Finance Committee (Senate)
Social Welfare
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